Chapter 20

Alpha Caleb POV

The night had grown colder, the wind whispering through the trees outside as the moonlight streamed into the room. Kaia had gone to rest, leaving her grandmother and me alone in the quiet parlor. The old woman’s gaze lingered on me — sharp, knowing, and far too calm for the words she was about to say.

“Yeah,” she said slowly, folding her arms. “She’s cursed. Are you sure you can be with a cursed woman?”

The question hit like ice down my spine. Her ...